Team Fifth

News from 5th Grade

Providence Elementary School

Providence Elementary School

287 Rainey Road, Temple, GA, United States 770-537-8100 pes.carrollcountyschools.com/

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Join our facebook page!

We are so excited to share our 5th Grade Facebook page with you! We will use it to:

  • Share pictures
  • Go LIVE so you can take a peek in our classrooms
  • Communicate with you
  • Send reminders of upcoming events, news, etc.


To join, send Ms. Rice your email address associated with your facebook account. You can send it through Class Dojo or email me directly at nikki.rice@carrollcountyschools.com.

Mark your Calendars

February

5-9- Book Fair

5- Cluster STEAM Night @ THS (6:00-7:30pm)

6- Science Test over Electricity and Magnets

7- Progress Reports go home

8- Book Fair Family Shop (2-5:30pm) & Family Night (5:30-7:00pm)

9- Cinderella Ball (6:00-8:00pm)

12-16- Random Acts of Kindness Week

14- Valentine's Day

16- Makeup Day for Inclement Weather

19- Makeup Day for Inclement Weather (President's Day)

23- STEM Day & Jump Rope for Heart

26-28- Dr. Seuss Week

28- Spring Pictures

*Last Week of Feb*- STAR Testing



Common Assessment Windows

Feb 5-6- Math Common Assessment #3 - Fractions

Feb 15- March 2- Social Studies Common Assessment

Learning in 5th Grade

Math: Geometry

Games for kids--

https://www.mathplayground.com/index_geometry.html


Key Vocabulary--


  • equivalent fraction
  • benchmark fraction
  • mixed number
  • improper fraction
  • simplest form

ELA

Reading Focus: Cause and Effect

Writing Focus: Opinion

Grammar Focus: Figurative Language

Monthly Focus: Cause and Effect

Anchor Text: The Watson's Go to Birmingham


Key Vocabulary--
  • cause/ effect
  • historical text
  • evidence
  • similes
  • metaphors
  • opinion
  • argumentative
  • introduction
  • topic
  • multi-paragraph
  • organizational structure
  • reasons
  • details
  • conclusion
  • context clues
  • multiple meaning words
  • synonyms
  • antonyms
  • figurative language
  • adage
  • proverbs


Helpful Websites

http://www.teachingwithamountainview.com/2015/01/teaching-cause-and-effect-in-upper.html


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoSBVNUO2LU


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTWXWVvSpa0


Social Studies: WW2 and Cold War

https://www.natgeokids.com/au/discover/history/general-history/world-war-two/

Science: Electricity and Magnetism

https://sqworl.com/nd51wf


Key Vocabulary:


  • Crust
  • Mantle
  • Core
  • Epicenter
  • Focus
  • Seismograph
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Volcanoes
  • Earthquakes
  • Levees
  • Dams
  • Magma
  • Erosion
  • Weathering

Student of the Month - Kindness

These students were chosen for consistently showing kindness to others.

Homework Reminders

  • Homework is given weekly with daily due dates for us to go over in class
  • Homework covers skills we have already taught in class
  • 20 minutes of reading and completing the reading log is required daily
  • Students who have not mastered their multiplication facts, will be given additional homework to assist in mastering these facts
Class Dojo

Class Dojo can be accessed to review behavior and classroom updates. You can also send direct messages to teachers or view classroom announcements.

Flocabulary

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Education Galaxy

Use education galaxy to practice your math, ELA, science and social studies skills. Please have your student work under the "My Study Plan" section, as "Assignments" must be completed at school.

Raz Kids

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vocabulary.com

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